We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「斷爛朝報」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「斷爛朝報」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Duanlan: describes something that is stale and messy; Chaobao: in ancient times, documents such as the emperor’s edicts and officials’ memorials were copied and circulated. Refers to historical records that are old, incomplete, and have no reference value.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duàn làn cháo bào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tyun5 laan6 jiu1 bou3
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